Rite Aid Agrees to Mediation With Opioid Victims, Creditor Panel December 20, 2023 By Steven Church and Amelia Pollard Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. agreed to begin court-supervised mediation with lower ranking creditors, including groups that blame the...
J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits October 19, 2023 By Steven Church and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it is weighing a third attempt to use bankruptcy for an $8.9 billion settlement of tens...
J&J, Cancer Victims Ordered to Start Mediation in Bankruptcy May 11, 2023 By Steven Church A federal judge ordered a new round of settlement talks between Johnson & Johnson and lawyers who spurned the company’s...
J&J Must Face Baby Powder Suit by 24-Year-Old Dying of Cancer February 15, 2023 By Steven Church Johnson & Johnson can no longer use bankruptcy to block a trial in California over claims its baby powder caused...
Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million December 6, 2022 By Steven Church Hertz Global Holdings Inc. will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to...
3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial August 29, 2022 By Ryan Beene, Jef Feeley and Steven Church 3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like...
3M Awaits Bankruptcy Ruling That May Sink Litigation Tactic August 23, 2022 By Steven Church 3M Co.’s attempt to block jury trials of more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of harming US soldiers faces a...
3M Faces $100 Billion in Losses From Veterans’ Earplug Suits, Expert Says August 16, 2022 By Steven Church 3M Co. faces more than $100 billion in losses and bankruptcy because of lawsuits brought by veterans who blame their...
Boy Scouts Ruling Threatens $250 Million Abuse Deal With Mormons August 2, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America may be forced to cut $250 million from its proposal to set up a trust...
Boy Scouts Must Change $2.7 Billion Sex Abuse Fund, Judge Rules August 1, 2022 By Steven Church The Boy Scouts of America must adjust their plan to create the biggest sexual abuse compensation fund in the U.S....